detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
business use; business purposes
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
to be completely boiled; to be boiled to a turn
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to talk; to chatter; to tell (e.g. secrets)
ventilation fan; extractor fan
manner of using one's hands
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
curiosity; inquisitiveness
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
treating someone like a child
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
finishing blow; coup de grâce
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
colored thread; coloured thread